Literal and figurative language is a distinction that exists in all natural languages; it is studied within certain areas of language analysis, in particular...
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Figure of speech (redirect from Figurative Speech)
aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of speech constitute the latter. Figures of speech...
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Biblical literalism Titled works: Literal (magazine) Three-issue series The Literals, in Fables comics franchise Literal and figurative language Literal translation...
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common property Figurative art, representational artwork Literal and figurative language, a distinction within language analysis Neo-figurative art, an expressionist...
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Idiom (redirect from Expression (language))
Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. Idioms occur frequently in all languages; in English alone...
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Computer processing of body language Display rules Facial Action Coding System (FACS) Imitation Literal and figurative language Metaphor Mimoplastic art...
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Sacred cow (idiom) (category Hinduism and cattle)
(expression) Iconoclasm Literal and figurative language Malapropism "sacred cow meaning". Theidioms.com. Martin, Gary. "Meaning and origin of the phrase...
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Phatic expression (redirect from Phatic language)
users, and recognition of coparticipants. Backchannel (linguistics) Filler (linguistics) High-context and low-context cultures Literal and figurative language...
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of famous linguists - list of linguistic topics - literal and figurative language - logical language machine learning - Marvin Minsky - metaphor - metonymy...
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on figurative language typically assumed that comprehending figurative and literal language involved different kinds of processes. The non-compositional...
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